VOL. AM' NO. ar. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



2l5 



iffcrs as much from fiitigue ; wears out his clothes, 

 'astcs liis money, and perhaps from dissatisfaction witii 

 imself ami a consciousness of criminal neglect, keeps 

 imself all the time in bad humor ; his milk is curdled ; 

 ds coffee is thick ; his bed is hard ; he abuses the horses, 

 16 scokls tlie driver, and quarrels with the passengers ; 

 nd returns to begin the journey of another year without 

 leing any wiser, or richer, or happier than when he set 

 ,ut ;— but begin he must, for here no man stops by the 

 »ay ; and under such circumstances the end of the next 

 tage for such a man is easily foreseen. Not »o the far- 

 aer, who knows what he is about ; observes what he 

 Ices ; notes every occurrence } compares one thing with 

 nother ; lays his plans wisely ; pursues them calmly but 

 teadily ; and when he comes to the end of the year; can 

 'ive you a perfect chart of his voyage with all his course 

 md every variation laid down upon it; and when he 

 eaches the port, has all his accounts made up, his cargo 

 vith every package marked, weighed, labelled and in- 

 voiced ; and his books ready for the application of the 

 rial balance. The satisfaction which such wise and pru- 

 lent management brings to the individual himself is an 

 jnple equivalent for his labor ; and the benefit which 

 uch an example of wise forethought and prudent con- 

 luct confers upon the community is direct, permanent, 

 jid immeasurable. H. C. 



AMERICAN SILK GKOWER'S eiUDB. 



On the art of raising the mulberry and silk and the system 

 of successive crops in each season ; second edition ; enlarged 

 and improved by William Kenrick. Just published and for 

 sale by Joseph breck & Co., at the Seed Store and Agricul- 

 tural Warehouse, Nos. 51 and 52 North Market Street. 



Jan. 9, IS39. 



{PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE. 



CORRECTED WITH GREAT CARE, WEEKLY. 



Ashes, Pearl, per 100 lbs. 

 Pot, " •' " . 

 Beans, white. Foreign, 

 " '' Domestic, . 



SUMMARY OF THE WEEK. 



No events of particular importance present themselves 

 be noticed. Congress appear to be mainly occupied 

 n talking about some large rats, who have made " pretty 

 ;onsiderable" holes in some of the bags of the Treasury 

 ,nd abstracted freely of their contents. Whether the 

 :at was asleep, or has lost her feline character and be- 

 ■ome more lamblike in her disposition, or whether long 

 amiliarity with some of the rats had given rise ds often 

 imong other animals, to a tender and indulgent regard to 

 .hern ; or by what means they baffled her vigilence are 

 juestions, which natuially arise among different mem- 

 Ders of the family who owned the meal. Whether this 

 sort of granaries will answer, whether the rats are not 

 likely in future times, where the bags are scattered about 

 in various directions over the whole farm, to be too much 

 even for the best mousers ; and whether Uncle Sam shall 

 build stone granaries all over his premises, are questions, 

 which certainly there is no need of being in a hurry to 

 settle, while we can have eight dollars apiece per day 

 during the inquiry. 



BRICHTON M.^RKl/r.— MosuAT, January 7, 1839. 

 ILi-pc.rti-il H.rtiif iNf-H- Knglmil Farmer. 



.■\t Market, 4.50 Beef Cattle, (including 75 unsold 

 last week,) 2000 Sheep, and 100 Swine; the Swine 

 have been several times before reported. H^O Beef Cat- 

 tle unsold. 



Prices.— Bcc/ Cattle— We quote to correspond with 

 last w-ek, viz ; First quality, $7 25 a $7 50- Second 

 quality, $G 50 a $7 00. Third quality, $5 2.5 a S6 .50. 



Sheep— We notice sales at $2 75, $3 00, $3 uO, 

 $3 75, and $5 00. 



Swine.— A lot to dose at 6. A lot to peddle at C and 

 7. At retail, G 1-2 i. 8. 



GREEN'S PATENT STRAW CUTTER. 



Joseph Breck & Co. at the New England Agricultnral 

 Warehouse and Seed Store, Nos. 51 and 52 North Market 

 Street have lor sale, Green's Patent Straw, Hay and Stalk 

 Culler, operating on a mechanical principle, not before ap- 

 plied to any implement for this purpose. The most prom- 

 inent effects of this application, and some of the consequent 

 peculiarities of the machine are: 



1 . So great a reduction of the quantum of power requisite 

 to use it, that the strength of a half grown hoy is sufficient 

 to work it very etficienlly. 



2. With even this moderate power, it easily cuts two bush- 

 els a minute, which is full twice as last as has been claimed 

 by any other machine even when worked by horse or steam 

 power. 



3. The knives, owing to the peculiar manner in which 

 they cut, require sharpening less often than those of any 

 other straw cutter. 



4. The machine is simple in its construction, made and 

 put together very strongly. It is therefore not so liable as 

 the complicated machines in general use, to get out of order. 



MULBERRY TREES. 



Wm. Prince & Soss will make sales of trees and cut- 

 tings of the genuine Chinese Morus Multicaulis, Morus Ex- 

 pansa, Alpine, Broussa, Canton and other varieties, delivera- 

 ble to the purchasers at such period in the Spring, as is con. 

 venient to them, and will enter into contracts accordingly. 



Prices and terms for the trees and cuttings will be forward- 

 ed to all who may apply for them by mail, as well as prices 

 of Silk Worms' Eggs, Mulberry Seeds, &o. The Multicau- 

 lis trees are remarkably vigorous, and as we first imported 

 the genuine tree, purchasers^^sure of obtaining the genu- 

 ine kind. It is from this ca^^and from the great attention 

 paid by them, th,»t the treeS^rit they have sold, have given 

 universal satisfaction. 



Dec. 20, 1833. 2m Flushing, near New York. 



prune, .... 

 Beeswax, (American) . 

 Chefse, new milk. 

 Feathers, northern, geese, 



southern, geese, . 

 Flax, (.American) .... 

 Fish, Cod, Grand Bank, 



Haddock, .... 

 Macxerel. No. 1, . . . 

 Flour, Genesee, casli, . 



Baltimore, Howard slieel, 

 Baltimore, wharf, 

 Alexandria, 



Rye, ..... 

 JTeal, Indian, in bbls. 

 Grain : Corn, northern yellnw, 



southern flat, yellow, 

 white, . 

 Rye, northern, . 

 Barley, 



Oats, northern, (prime) . 

 Hay, best English, per ton of 2000 lbs. 



Eastern screwed, . 

 Hops, 1st qualhy, 



2d quality, .... 

 Lard, Boston, 1st sort,. 



southern, 1st sort. 

 Leather, Philadelphia city tannage, 

 do. country do. 



Baltimore city tannage, 

 do. dry hides, . 

 New York red, light, 

 Boston, do. slaughter, 

 Boston dry hides. 

 Lime, best sort, .... 

 Oil, Sperm, Spring and Summer, . 

 W^inter, ... 

 Whale, refined. 

 Plaster Paris, per ton of 2200 Ihs. 

 Pork, extra clear, 



clear, 



Mess, .... 



Seeds: Herd's Grass, 



Red Top, southern, 

 northern. 



Hemp 



Flax, 



Red Clover, northern, . 

 Southern Clover, 

 American, No. 1, 

 " No. 2, 



Tallow, tried 



Teazles, 1st sort 



Wool, prime, or Saxony Fleeces, . 



American, full blood, washed, 

 do. 3-4ths do. 



'bushel 

 barrel 



pound 



17 00 

 14 50 

 12 00 



quintal 

 barrel 



712 

 6 00 

 2 0t> 

 2 25 

 17 50 

 15 OO 

 12 50 



46 

 1* 

 3 62 

 1 87 

 12 75 

 9 00 



s ea 



8 50 

 8 50 



pound 



THERMO.METRICAL. 



Rcporleil lor the New Eiiijlanil Farmer. 

 Ptanije o( ilie rhennometer at the Garden of the proprietors 

 of the New England Farmer, Brighton, Mass. in a shaded 

 iVorlherly exposure, week ending January 6. 



WANTED. 



A man and his wife, to go to Virginia, on a silk faj-m, some 

 knowledge of the cultivation of the mulberry will be neces 

 sary. To such a person liberal encouragement will he giv- 

 en. Apply at the N. E. Farmer Office, 5 1 it 62 North Mar- 

 ket Street. Jan. 2, 1839. 



MORfs MULTiSAiriTis, 



Constantly on hand in s7?ia// quantities, at the lowest mar- 

 ket price. Orders directed to Messrs Winship, Brighton, 

 Mass. or left at N. E. Farmer Office, will receive immediate 

 attention. The plants will be safely packed and forwarded 

 to any part of the country. 



Dec. 19. 



CAKTER'S GLIDE BOARD BRANDS. 



A very useful article for country towns ; they consist of an 

 alphabet of letters, with a series of figures, hands, &c. of 

 suitable size, (forty pieces in number ) well packed in a box. 

 A set of brands would probably serve a town for a century, 

 and supply the necessary guide boards. The letters are 

 burnt into the board, with a neat brand and may be read at 

 a great distance and will endure until the board perishes. 

 Every town should be supplied with a set of these brands, 

 and if used in their poor bouses, the guide boards would cost 

 merely nothing. I 



JOSEPH BRECK & CO. 



So A 



cask 

 ;allon 



cask 



barrel 



pound 



pr M. 

 pound 



18 UO 20 00 

 14 00 I 15 OO 



1 08 



50 



2 87 

 25 00 

 24 00 

 22 00 



2 63 



do. 



do. 



do. 1-4 and common, 

 E ■ f Pulled superfine, 

 2:§Jno. 1, . . . 



■C-3 5N0.2, . . . , 



;^ °- [ No. 3, 



24 00 

 2 75 

 1 00 



PROVISION MARKET. 



RETATL PRICES. 



Hams, northern, 

 southern ; 

 Pork, whole hog: 

 Poultry, per lb., 

 Butter, tub, 



lump. 

 Eggs, . 

 Potatoes, new. 



Appl 



2 00 

 2 00 

 2 23 



BUKE iUANlRE. 



The .subscriber desires to inform his friends and the public 

 that he has been in the Bone business more than ten years, 

 and lias spent mucii time and money to ascertain how hones 

 may 1 e converted to the best use^nd is fully satisfied that 

 they form the most powerful stinmant that can be applied to 

 the earth as a manure. He o^^ for sale ground bone at a 

 low price, and is ready to receive orders to any amount, which 

 will oe promptly attended to. 



Orders may be left at my manufactory, near Tremont road, 

 in Roxbury, or at the New England Agricultural Warehouse 

 aud Seed Store, No. 52 North Market Street, Boston. 



Sept. 20. NAHUM WARD. 



